Congressman Apologizes After Voting for TikTok Ban, Would Like the Yelling to Stop

Gizmodo : Politics

Congressman Jeff Jackson’s latest TikTok video starts simply: “I apologize.” Last week, the House of Representatives passed a bill that could ultimately ban TikTok from the US. For many, it turned Jackson into enemy number one. The North Carolina Democrat spent the last year amassing 2.3 million followers on TikTok,…

Read more...

TikTok's growth rate has collapsed. 'Life' may be getting in the way for its younger users.

Tech Insider
A composite of images taken from TikTok which show a visibly upset woman alongside a caption which asks how people working a 9-to-5 job have time for their life.
A young woman was upset about her first 9-to-5 job after college.

TikTok: @brielleybelly123, Brielle

The Greatest App of All Time Day 6: YouTube vs. Words With Friends

Gizmodo

It’s day 6 of Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time and things are heating up. Thus far in the competition, we’ve had some huge apps taking on smaller or even defunct players and the tech giants swept every round. But yesterday, Vine came from behind and crushed Snapchat with…

Read more...

Who's going to pay $50 a month for a sports streamer that doesn't have all the sports?

Tech Insider : Sports
No. 15 Patrick Mahomes playing for the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2024 Super Bowl.
The new sports streamer won't have every NFL game, some of which are only on CBS or Amazon. Will that stop some people from subscribing?

Ryan Kang/Getty Images

MrBeast has grown up. He thinks his YouTube videos should too.

Tech Insider
MrBeast Jimmy Donaldson
YouTube's biggest star MrBeast.

MrBeast

YouTube Music team laid off by Google while workers testified to Austin City Council about working conditions

Tech Insider
A mobile device displays the YouTube logo.
Google laid off the YouTube Music team on Friday. The Alphabet Workers Union said members were paid as little as $19 an hour.

Getty Images

YouTube’s Picture-in-Picture could soon expand to non-Premium users

Android Central
The feature, which is free for U.S. devices, could soon be making its way across the world if recent social media threads are any indication.

A tech modder is selling a DIY kit to upgrade your AirPods Max with a feature expected in Apple's next-gen version

Tech Insider
AirPods Max with USB-C port
Apple users can ditch the Lightning charger port for a USB-C for $45.

Apple; Ken Pillonel

How YouTuber Jack Edwards went from making college content to becoming a top book creator

Tech Insider
Man sitting on the steps of a stone building. He wears a black and red jacket and holds an open book in his hands. He smiles at the camera.
Jack Edwards has amassed over 1.3 million subscribers on YouTube with book videos.

Hector Gutierrez

YouTube Mysteriously Restores Crypto Billionaires’ Attack Ad Against Katie Porter

Gizmodo : Politics

YouTube restored an attack ad against Katie Porter that’s running ad nauseam for users in California right now after it was pulled Sunday for violating the video-sharing site’s policies.

Subscribe to youtube